Chris Thile 2013-10-02 Fast As You Can 

I defy anyone to watch the full length of this and afterward deny that Thile is one of the greatest, musicians, singers, innovators AND showmen in the world today. A shining example of when near-inhuman talent meets the joyous ability to humanly engage an audience.

This guy is so talented it hurts.

A mandolin and a voice. That's it! No massive production or choreography. Just musicianship of the highest order. Isn't it nice?

he was definitely in a zone for this performance. Thile always impresses but this stands out as one of his best

It’s when he says I’ll be your girl for me lol best mandolin player hands down

Holy shit this is UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME!!!! Fiona Apple is a genius and Chris just did her PROUD AS HELL!! AMAZING!

fuck i'm in love

He's the jimi hendrix of the mandolin

That was absolutely incredible he is the best musician alive

His physicality is the essential fourth part of his three man band.

One of my all time favorite Thile performances. Take a truly great but spooky song and let him improvise with it. Subtle lyrics, and playing as fast as he can. Good stuff.

Came here from the 2017 PHC show with Fiona as a guest, and now I know why, during that performance, Fiona raised the bar on the refrain and Thile about fainted in awe - seems like maybe she took HIS refrain from this performance...how is that for mutual respect- when one genius musician uses another genius musician's cover of their own song as inspiration during a performance. Just awesome!!!!

Unreal

Well that was mind bending.

He did fiona proud!

He seriously has such good time... amazing as always!

This is total magic.

I can't unsee this.

awesome cover!

Holly cow that was great

Two of my favorites. I had a chance to go see Fiona Apple open for Nicke Creek in North Carolina when I was in college but I had something to study for. STILL kicking myself! (I've re-adjusted my priorities and become a full time musician since then) ;-)

Fiona is so proud of this man.

Very impressive

Prog Mando. This guy can literally do ANYTHING on that instrument, and writes seriously OUT stuff like this. Serious case of hero worship here.

Genius.

Awesome! qué dominio de la mandolina!

Un musicien exemplaire, il a une telle maîtrise de son instrument. Extraordinaire.

This rules my face

Fiona Apple needs to do a duets album with Chris Thile!

could be the greatest mandolinst alive

Dude, whattttttt.

I think Chris Thile is a genius.

Muy bueno. Andele!!!

Chrisi Thiledrix....

fuck yeah!

Someday... Ill play a quarter as good as this fellow haha

This what happens when you mix slave music with Irish music with Bach and Jazz and manifest it through an AMERICAN who is un-bounded...and a born music machine...effervescing this brew right into the audio cortex of our brains.

Nope nope nope. Just when you think he can't get better, he fucking gets better.

ok his right hand is even more impressive than his left for sure

yeah it does hurt but he rocks

yep. he's nuts. must geniuses are.

Kvothe.

Chris, your mom want you to give her a call when u find time in between amazing the world

MacArthur or not... the guy's a genius

They should get married and have weird genius babies

I don't even play the mandolin and this makes me want to put the instrument down and never touch it again.

really incredible, wish he would just let his talent do the talking.

Eh???

Amazing but too weird for me.

Infinitely better than the original.